Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician – Paediatrics

apartmentBarts Health NHS Trust placeLondon calendar_month 

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

We are seeking a Senior Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly and dynamic paediatric and medicines management team at Royal London Hospital. You should hold a BTEC or NVQ Level 3 (Pharmaceutical Services) qualification or equivalent and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

We require an individual with drive, enthusiasm, excellent communication skills (verbal/written) and have the ability to work under pressure. You should be a team player, able to perform effectively within the pharmacy and wider healthcare settings.

The role will have provision to support medicine management duties at ward level.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work on the paediatric wards and deliver quality care to patients at ward level through efficient medicines optimisation. This will include the assessment of patient’s own drugs, medicine reconciliation, original pack dispensing at ward level, counseling patients about their medicines and coordinating the supply of discharge medication.

The post holder will work with their ward based team to continually develop the service, while maintaining high standards and achieving best practice to meet the needs of patients and the Trust. The role will also involve dispensary based responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy setting
  • • Significant experience as a pharmacy technician
  • • Medicines management experience in a ward based setting, e.g. medication history taking, POD assessment etc.
  • • Dispensing
  • • Pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
  • • Patient counselling
  • • Experience of pharmacy stock distribution and top-up services
Desirable criteria
  • • Management of staff
  • • Education & training of staff
  • • Recruitment and selection experience
  • • Experience of working in a paediatric setting

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
  • • Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
  • • Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
  • • Understanding of stock control systems
  • • Knowledge of drugs, side effects and where to find further information
  • • Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
  • • Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
  • • Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences /NVQ 3 or equivalent
  • • Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • • Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
  • • HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • • Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
  • • ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
  • • Member of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect.

We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so.

As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

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